Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku (For the attention of devotees) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language satirical drama film directed by Priyanandanan and written by Manoj from a story by Ranjith. It stars Kavya Madhavan and Irshad. The film narrates the story of a self-declared demigod and her alcoholic husband.[1] It is reportedly inspired from the life of the controversial godwoman Divya Joshi.[2] The movie is produced by Jahangir Shamz under the banner of xarfnet movies.
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku | |
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Directed by | Priyanandanan |
Screenplay by | Manoj |
Story by | Ranjith |
Produced by | Jahangir Shamz |
Starring | Kavya Madhavan Irshad |
Cinematography | Pratap P. Nair |
Edited by | Venugopal |
Music by | Natesh Sankar |
Production companies | Like Pictures Xarfnet Movies |
Distributed by | Like Release |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Sumangala is married to a government employee named Viswanathan. Viswanathan is committed to his family, which includes their two children and his mother. Things go horribly wrong when he becomes an alcoholic. Fed up with her husband's incorrigible ways, Sumangala is forced to become a godwoman. This forms the turning point in the film.
Cast
- Kavya Madhavan as Sumangala[3]
- Irshad as Viswanathan[4]
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Saradha
- Kalabhavan Mani as Ammavan
- Jagadeesh
- Salim Kumar
- Sadiq
- Augustine
- Indrans
- Jijoy Rajagopal
Production
Priyanandan announced the film soon after his Prithviraj Sukumaran-Kavya Madhavan starrer Mandarappoovalla got shelved. The songs recorded for Mandarappoovalla are used in this film. The film was shot at various parts of Kannur.
References
- Hooli, Shekhar (29 April 2011). "Priyanandanan's next film is a satire on religious practices". Filmibeat.
- "ദിവ്യാ ജോഷിയായി കാവ്യാ മാധവന്!". Webdunia (in Malayalam). 24 November 2010.
- "Kavya gets busy". Rediff.com. 8 October 2010.
- Rasmi Binoy. (5 May 2011). "Career moves" Archived 8 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2011.